From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals Through Informal Cross-Border Trading: An Escape for the Poor in a Suffocating National Economy in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Harare as a Destination for Informal Business Tourism: Perspectives of the Cross-Border Traders

“…First, are those Zimbabwean cross-border traders who travel to Harare either to buy goods for resale in other countries in the region of Southern Africa or to sell in Harare goods that are purchased in neighbouring countries, mainly from South Africa. The strong historical linkages that exist between Zimbabwean cross-border traders and South Africa are documented in studies by Bamu (2017), Tawodzera and Chikanda (2017) and by Dzawanda and Matsa (2021). Second, are a cohort of cross-border traders from other countries who travel to Harare as part of the activity of international informal business tourism.…”